Bill Wells
Hovercraft Shop Vac
Mod your vacuum to float obediently behind you on a cushion of air.
I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL SHOP VACUUM cleaners, but regardless of the make, I never liked the way the casters worked. They never rolled where I wanted them to.
When I recently had to replace a worn-out shop vacuum, I looked for a way to improve the mobility of the new machine. That’s when I realized that the vacuum’s discharge air might be a way to do this.
I decided to make the vacuum self-levitating, to turn it into a hovercraft. Then it would just obediently float along the floor behind me. Here’s how I did it.
1. Mount the vacuum to ...
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